St Joseph, MO         Tue, Apr 23, 2019      USDA Market News
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter under Federal Inspection

                               CATTLE    CALVES       HOGS      SHEEP
Tuesday 04/23/2019    (est)    122,000    2,000     475,000     9,000
Week ago (est)                 121,000    2,000     474,000     9,000
Year ago (act)                 120,000    2,000     466,000     9,000
Week to date (est)             236,000    4,000     799,000    18,000
Same Period Last Week (est)    242,000    4,000     904,000    19,000
Same Period Last Year (act)    236,000    4,000     928,000    17,000
Previous Day Estimated            Steer and Heifer    Cow and Bull
                      Monday           90,000            24,000

INDEX
                      04/24  04/22  04/19  04/18  04/17  04/16  04/15
CATFAX FED 6 STATE   127.29 127.29 127.29 127.22 126.71 125.52 125.52
CATFAX FED 3 STATE   126.51 126.51 126.51 126.51 125.99 124.09 124.09
CME FEEDER                  145.84 145.97 145.98 145.01 143.58 143.46
CME LEAN HOG         *82.79  82.07  81.54  81.02  80.63  80.24  79.84
3 Area LEAN HOG       80.38  79.80  78.89  78.50  78.01  77.64  77.34
**NA = Not Available Due to Packer Submission Issues.

*DTN projected Lean Hog Index, is only an estimate that may vary one
or two cents from actual.

NOTES: 3 AREA LEAN: 3 area lean value base cost for 51-52% lean hogs
CATFAX FED 6 STATES: Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, and Oklahoma
CATFAX FED 3 STATES: Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma

PORK

Des Moines, IA        Wed, Apr 24, 2019      USDA Market News

04/23 AM CARCASS CUTOUT - $ 89.16   CHANGE  +1.30  TOTAL LD COUNT  215.50

04/23 PM CARCASS CUTOUT - $ 88.92   CHANGE  +1.06  TOTAL LD COUNT  383.52 

CARLOT PORK -  OPEN 04/24          CARLOT PORK -  CLOSE 04/23
LOADS - CUTS  139.86 TRIM  12.29   LOADS - CUTS  345.37  TRIM 38.15
LOINS 1/4" Trim VAC       88.23    LOINS 1/4" Trim VAC       91.32
LOINS BNLS CC Strap On   129.43    LOINS BNLS CC Strap On   124.25
HAMS - Trm Sel  17-20#  No Test    HAMS - Trm Sel  17-20#  No Test
       Trm Sel  20-23#  No Test           Trm Sel  20-23#    74.14
       Trm Sel  23-27#    75.05           Trm Sel  23-27#    72.95
BELLIES  Skn-on 10-12#   219.65    BELLIES  Skn-on 10-12#   242.41
BOXED    Skn-on 12-14#   215.81    BOXED    Skn-on 12-14#   203.87

BEEF

Des Moines, IA        Wed, Apr 24, 2019      USDA Market News

NATIONAL DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT AND BOXED BEEF CUTS - Negotiated Sales -
Morning - USDA ESTIMATED BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUES - as of 9:30am

Based on negotiated prices and volume of boxed beef cuts delivered within 0-21
days and on average industry cutting yields.  Values reflect U.S. dollars per
100 pounds.

BEEF CUTOUTS -  OPEN 04/24        BEEF CUTOUTS - CLOSE 04/23
CH 600-900# $233.71  -0.40        CH 600-900# $234.11  -0.37
SE 600-900# $221.12  -0.14        SE 600-900# $221.26  -1.38
LOADS     52.94 - Choice Cuts     LOADS     56.16 - Choice Cuts
          19.51 - Select Cuts               32.28 - Select Cuts
           7.22 - Trimmings                 17.54 - Trimmings
          13.45 - Coarse Grinds             10.44 - Coarse Grinds

POULTRY

04/18 - Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection
Young Chickens - for the Week Ending: 04/13      Week Ago     Yr Ago
                                     164,410      164,278    159,399

04/19 - Weekly National Whole Broiler/Fryer Report   
National Composite Wtd Avg for the Week Ending: 04/19    Week Ago      Yr Ago
                                              $ 97.11     $ 96.25     $108.75
Weekly National Whole Broiler/Fryer Report
National Composite Wtd Avg for the Month of:  March - $ 93.33

04/17 - Weekly Egg Sets & Chicks Placed 
Weekly Egg Sets for the week ending 04/13 - 233 million, up 2% from a year ago
Chick placement for the week ending 04/13 - 186 million, up 2% from a year ago

04/24 - Daily New York Eggs
Prices are down 2 cents on larger sizes, steady for Medium. The undertone is
steady to lower. Supplies vary by plant and are usually adequate to instances
ample for current needs. Offerings are moderate. Demand into all channels is
light to moderate. Market activity is slow to moderate

Extra Large     67-71
Large           65-69
Medium          60-64